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Tools
DiscoveriesScientists identify who made the first stone tools — 2.9 million years ago
Along the shores of Africa’s Lake Victoria in Kenya roughly 2.9 million years ago, early human ancestors used some of the oldest stone tools
Joseph Shavit![](https://www.thebrighterside.news/uploads/2024/04/95ac29_140464bf573344ff9635e8a97811c0b9mv2.jpg?auto=webp&auto=webp&optimize=high&quality=70&width=1440)
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